Modeling Subtraction

Building upon what we learned yesterday during math, today we learned about subtraction number models.  We learned that when subtracting, we always, always, always must start with the larger number.  We also learned that, like addition, all of the numbers go together in a family.  We practiced writing number models, exchanging pennies for nickels, and telling time to the nearest hour and half-hour. 

We reviewed nouns and the different kinds of nouns and started to generate a list of them.  Proper people was our favorite kind of noun, we love to talk about our siblings and families.  We also continued to discuss characters, setting and a major event in stories.  We filled out a graphic organizer to help us with our ideas.

In writing, we're working to make sure every sentence starts with an uppercase and ends with a period.

We had such a fabulous day today!  We had to interrupt our learning to celebrate such awesome, ready to learn behavior!  Everyone was sitting up tall with their eyes forward.  We are SO impressive!